Ellie Mae® (NYSE:ELLI), the leading cloud-based platform provider for the mortgage finance industry, today announced that nominations are now being accepted for the 2018 Ellie Mae Hall of Fame Awards, given each year to mortgage companies and partners that have distinguished themselves in their use of Ellie Mae technology.

The Ellie Mae Hall of Fame Awards recognize the best and brightest companies in the mortgage industry who use Ellie Mae’s Encompass® all-in-one mortgage management solution. Winners will be announced at Ellie Mae Experience, held March 19-21, 2018 at the Wynn in Las Vegas, Nevada. Nominations will be accepted through October 30, 2017 and should be submitted by clicking this link: https://halloffame.secure-platform.com/

Nominations are now being accepted for the following categories, representing key benefits of Ellie Mae technology:

Business Growth Excellence – Honoring companies who have achieved exceptional achievement in business growth through Encompass and innovative sales and marketing processes.

Compliance Automation Excellence – These are companies who have truly excelled in leveraging business rules, alerts and the Encompass Compliance Service to fully integrate compliance into their origination process.

Digital Mortgage Excellence – Given to companies who have excelled in the marketplace by using Ellie Mae solutions for a true digital mortgage experience that automates the end-to-end loan origination process and provides an outstanding consumer experience.

Lenders’ Choice Award for Best Service Provider – Ellie Mae lenders nominate companies from the Ellie Mae network whose contributions are critical to mortgage industry success.

Outstanding Efficiency and ROI – Eligible candidates will show outstanding efficiency and return on investment through the expanded use of Encompass services, custom fields and business rules.

Amy Purdy will keynote at Experience and be on hand to present the awards to the Hall of Fame winners. Today, Purdy is the top-ranked adaptive snowboarder in the U.S., a three-time World Cup Para-Snowboard winner, a 2014 Paralympic bronze medalist and the author of New York Times best-seller On My Own Two Feet.

Ellie Mae clients can nominate their company for the Ellie Mae Hall of Fame or view prior winners at http://experience.elliemae.com/18/. Inductees will join an esteemed group of previously honored Ellie Mae clients. The 2017 Ellie Mae Hall of Fame winners include: Alcova Mortgage, LeaderOne Financial, Direct Mortgage Loans, J.G. Wentworth Home Lending, Columbus Capital, Waterstone Mortgage Corporation, Gold Star Mortgage, Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc., Universal American Mortgage Company and Closing Corp.

“Our Ellie Mae Experience 2018 conference gives us the opportunity to recognize our esteemed customers and partners who have achieved exceptional results through their innovative use of Ellie Mae technology,” said Jonathan Corr, President and CEO of Ellie Mae. “We look forward to receiving their nominations, hearing their success stories and ultimately honoring our mortgage industry leaders.”

Registration is now open for Ellie Mae Experience 2018. The three-and-a-half-day event will include six conference tracks, 36 interactive breakout sessions and 12 hands-on training sessions hosted by Ellie Mae experts and industry leaders.

The early bird discount will be offered through December 15, 2017. The discounted conference rate is $1,295 or $2,190 if combined with pre-conference training. The regular conference rate offered after December 15, 2017 is $1,495 or $2,490 if combined with pre-conference training. Groups of five or more will receive an additional 20 percent discount. The special group room rate for Experience 2018 at the Wynn and Encore Las Vegas is $249 per night.

About Ellie Mae

Ellie Mae (NYSE:ELLI) is the leading cloud-based platform provider for the mortgage finance industry. Ellie Mae’s technology solutions enable lenders to originate more loans, reduce origination costs, and shorten the time to close, all while ensuring the highest levels of compliance, quality and efficiency. Visit EllieMae.com or call (877) 355-4362 to learn more.

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